Which outcome results when extreme pressure compacts Sodium Chloride?

💡 Explanation

Increased pressure forces electron orbitals closer, leading to enhanced electron sharing; therefore increased covalent character arises to minimize repulsive forces, rather than only ionic attraction, because the interatomic distance is significantly reduced.

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